diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 24886a2b7e5..72d2209ec72 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@ libprocps.so.7 procps-ng-3.3.15_1
 libgegl-0.4.so.0 gegl-0.4.0_1
 libgegl-npd-0.4.so gegl-0.4.0_1
 libgegl-sc-0.4.so gegl-0.4.0_1
-libskarnet.so.2.7 skalibs-2.7.0.0_1
+libskarnet.so.2.8 skalibs-2.8.0.0_1
 libKF5BalooWidgets.so.5 baloo-widgets5-17.04.3_1
 libtidy.so.5 libtidy5-5.1.25_1
 libSDL2_gfx-1.0.so.0 SDL2_gfx-1.0.1_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/skalibs/template b/srcpkgs/skalibs/template
index 3de5cff58d7..a75bd678caf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/skalibs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/skalibs/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'skalibs'
 pkgname=skalibs
-version=2.7.0.0
-revision=2
+version=2.8.0.0
+revision=1
 _sysdepspkg=skaware-void-sysdeps
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--libdir=/usr/lib --enable-static --enable-shared --enable-clock
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="bougyman <bougyman@voidlinux.org>"
 license="ISC"
 homepage="https://skarnet.org/software/skalibs/"
 distfiles="https://skarnet.org/software/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=96494d76669d2f8622511d5d616b6367801a42683c0bb11a8855114e5ccbd756
+checksum=a3c0ed99d75be1485e69f9566badbfff936a571bbcf92a32c76240890c8e1e1a
 
 CFLAGS="-D_DEFAULT_SOURCE"